A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.
E. B. WHITEThe whole problem is to establish communication with ones self.
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Reading is the work of the alert mind, is demanding, and under ideal conditions produces finally a sort of ecstasy.
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Oh, I never look under the hood.
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Nauseous. Nauseated. The first means “sickening to contemplate”; the second means “sick at the stomach.” Do not, therefore, say “I feel nauseous,” unless you are sure you have that effect on others.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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Habitually creative people are prepared to be lucky.
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The best writing is rewriting.
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I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.
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Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words, and they backhand them over the net. They love words that give them a hard time, provided they are in a context that absorbs their attention.
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In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty.
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A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer… He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring.
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Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’ ‘You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. ‘That in itself is a tremendous thing.
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And then, just as Wilbur was settling down for his morning nap, he heard again the thin voice that had addressed him the night before. “Salutations!” said the voice. Wilbur jumped to his feet. “Salu-what?” he cried. “Salutations!” repeated the voice.
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To achieve style, begin by affecting none.
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Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.
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Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.
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